A Chairde,
Now that the dust has settled on our All-Ireland campaign, we wish to offer sincere thanks and appreciation to the following:
*All the players for their commitment over the last 7 months. They are a fantastic group to work with. Thank you for believing in management and yourselves that you could make an All-Ireland Final. It wasn't to be our day on Sunday. However, we have no doubt that we will come back stronger and do better in the future
* The entire management team:
Paul O'Shea, Andrew McGivern, Ciara Bell, Courtney Savage, Deborah Croskery, Gerardine Maguire, Marty McCusker, Rosie Daly and Bronagh O'Shea.
* Thanks to our County Board for all their support, belief and encouragement.
* To all our clubs for their support and understanding in managing our camogs in achieving our goal of making an All-Ireland final this year.
* To our main sponsor, Walcon for supporting Down Camogie over the past 2 years. Walcon has gone over and above to support management and players, especially in recent weeks, in preparations.
* To Andy & Tish McGivern from The Anglers Rest for their generosity in providing sponsorship and catering.
* Stephen McCusker PT from Knowledge Fitness, our S&C coach and mentor.
* Gary McMullan, our goalkeeping coach and mentor.
* Domhnall Nugent Let’s Face It our mindfulness coach and mentor.
* Jerome from Cloud Sports Analysis for his expertise and knowledge on player and game stats.
* To St Patrick's Grammar Downpatrick Liatroim Fontenoys, Ballela GAC, and Castlewellan GAA for providing facilities for training and matches.
* Our physio Niamh Fitzpatrick and Megan O'Callaghan, who stepped in for our All-Ireland Final.
* Bourke Sports for providing us with gear at such short notice to mark reaching an All-Ireland Final. Thanks also to Bourkes for sponsoring the match balls.
* Carrickdale Hotel for providing us with breakfast to fuel us for our Semi and All-Ireland Finals.
* To all the families and businesses that sponsored our camog's in their All-Ireland quest.
* Protamino Nutrition Ltd for providing the camogs with post game protein and recovery snacks.
*Down LGFA for their support and cooperation this year when it came to moving fixtures when there were clashes.
* To all our fantastic supporters who come to all our matches, we really appreciate it.
* Congratulations to Carlow County Camogie and thank you for an extremely competitive game.
Finally we wish all our camog's good luck in their results next week and a wonderful rest of your summer. Good luck in your championship as well
Go Raibh Maith Agat
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